Last week, Democratic members of the Senate sent a letter to the NFL urging the league to finally force the Washington Redskins to change their polarizing name.
The Redskins decided to respond once again Thursday, urging Twitter followers to tweet at Sen. Harry Reid to voice their support.
Tweet @SenatorReid to show your #RedskinsPride and tell him what the team means to you. — Washington Redskins (@Redskins) May 29, 2014
As you might expect, it is not going as well as the Redskins may have hoped
#RacialSlurPride RT @Redskins: Tweet @SenatorReid to show your #RedskinsPride and tell him what the team means to you. — Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) May 29, 2014
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Dakota 38 were called redskins b4 largest mass hanging in us history. No #redskinspride here @SenatorReid pic.twitter.com/Bdfi8eJ1nM — Dani (@xodanix3) May 29, 2014
when they teach the history of american fball dc will be used as an example of its zenith of brutality and senselessness #redskinspride — Joe Bernstein (@jbasher) May 29, 2014
I think all of us saw this coming but the football team.
“Twitter, and social media in general, is a wonderful medium because it gives voice to so many people,” Faiz Shakir, Reid’s digital director, wrote to USA TODAY Sports in an email. “What we saw in the immediate aftermath of the tweet was a collective, overwhelming outpouring that was heavily critical of the Washington football team. It was an utter failure for them, and I hope it causes the organization to reflect on why that occurred.”
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